Minor Counties Championship 1907

140 ANALYSIS INNS WICKET-KEEPER FOR VERSUS VENUE MATCH MOST EXTRAS IN A MATCH – CONTINUED 42 (b 31, lb 11) J C Bickford-Smith Cornwall Glamorgan Swansea 85 41 (b 18, lb 10, nb 13) W Lawrence Lancashire 2 nd XI Northumberland Jesmond 20 40 (b 23, lb 11, w 6) Davies, T Devon Cornwall Exeter 39 40 (b 26, lb 8, w 3, nb 3) Rev R S K Blucke Dorset Glamorgan Blandford Forum 40 38 (b 23, lb 9, w 4, nb 2) Allen, G J Lincolnshire Northumberland Grantham 11 36 (b 24, lb 11, nb 1) J Kirtley Durham Northumberland Jesmond 1 36 Lt Col S F Charles Norfolk Bedfordshire Bedford GS 29 36 (b 34, lb 2) J M Cavanagh Bedfordshire Cambridgeshire Cambridge 78 35 (b 19, lb 15, nb 1) E C Hobbs Buckinghamshire Surrey 2 nd XI The Oval 6 35 (b 29, lb 5, w 1) Watts, G H Cambridgeshire Hertfordshire Cambridge 46 35 (b 24, lb 4, w 3, nb 4) Blomley, B Lancashire 2 nd XI Yorkshire 2 nd XI Manchester 62 35 (b 31, lb 3, w 1) O F Huyshe Dorset Devon Blandford Forum 84 CURRENT RECORD 59 (b 45, lb 14) N C Phillips Monmouthshire Staffordshire Newport – 1904 36 VARIOUS OTHER MOSTS IN THE SEASON Most players - Suffolk 32, Worcestershire 2 nd XI 31, Buckinghamshire 29 Most grounds - Durham 5, Lincolnshire 5, Yorkshire 2 nd XI 5 Most captains - Buckinghamshire 4, Surrey 2 nd XI 3, Yorkshire 2 nd XI 3 Most wicket-keepers - Buckinghamshire 4, Suffolk 4 Most debut players - Worcestershire 2 nd XI 31, Lincolnshire 26, Lancashire 2 nd XI 15 Most final season players - Worcestershire 2 nd XI 31, Lancashire 2 nd XI 19, Buckinghamshire 15 MODES OF DISMISSAL 2,855 wickets were taken of which 1,258 were bowled, 170 were lbw, 1,215 were caught, 116 were stumped, 88 were run out, 7 hit wicket and 1 obstructing the field. 9 ANALYSIS OF MATCH SCORES MISSING DATA No instances of runs batting adding incorrectly Three cases of runs bowling adding incorrectly – Matches 14 (twice) and 89 No instances of ground location not being known Toss not known for ten matches Full extras breakdown not known for 36 matches Falls of wickets unknown or incomplete for 34 matches Second innings batting orders not known or incomplete in 16 matches No instances of second innings bowling orders not being known Captains not known in six matches – Matches 33 (Cornwall captain v Glamorgan), 36 (Worcestershire 2nd XI captain v Buckinghamshire), 42 (Worcestershire 2nd XI captain v Surrey 2nd XI), 50 (Buckinghamshire captain v Wiltshire), 54 (Buckinghamshire captain v Berkshire) and 91 (Hertfordshire captain v Lancashire 2nd XI) Wicket-keepers not known in three matches – Matches 59 (Cornwall wicket-keeper v Dorset), 68 (Hertfordshire wicket-keeper v Suffolk) and 86 (Suffolk wicket-keeper v Bedfordshire) Umpires not known for 39 matches Precise time of match completion not known in 33 instances First day close-of-play batsmen scores not known for one match – Match 69 Buckinghamshire v Berkshire Players whose initials are unknown:- Bidmead - Worcestershire 2nd XI – Match 36 v Buckinghamshire Collins - Worcestershire 2nd XI – Match 77 v Buckinghamshire and Match 87 v Wiltshire Parslow - Worcestershire 2nd XI – Match 42 v Surrey 2nd XI Spencer - Berkshire – Match 13 v Surrey 2nd XI and Match 48 v Wiltshire Williams - Worcestershire 2nd XI – Match 72 v Berkshire, Match 77 v Buckinghamshire and Match 87 v Wiltshire. 10 ADDENDUM AND CORRIGENDUM TO PREVIOUS BOOKS 1905 Page 160 Wiltshire County Page – further research has revealed that Capt R H Oliver should be Capt R H Olivier. Consequential amendments are required to matches 33 and 61 and player alphabetical averages on page 131 1906 Page 15 R Bousfield – Line 11 – amend ‘Bishop’s Auckland’ to ‘Bishops Auckland’ Page 25 Bowling Aggregates – Lancashire 2nd XI – Total overs – amend ‘869’ to ‘867.3’ Page 25 Bowling Aggregates – Yorkshire 2nd XI – Total overs – amend ‘853.4’ to ‘856.4’ Page 25 Bowling Aggregates – Yorkshire 2nd XI – Total maidens – amend ‘147’ to ‘154’